The film "Soldier of Orange" was filmed in Belgium and the Netherlands.

Filming locations:

Oostdorp Military Training Area

In the movie

Scene where Alex is on the Eastern Front. He is unkind to a boy who wants something to eat. A huge mistake...

In reality

The scene was filmed Oostdorp is a military training area of the Dutch army.

De Rode Leeuw

In the movie

Scene where Alex and his Dutch colleagues arrive at a restaurant. He asks permission to visit his parents, who live nearby.

In reality

The scene was filmed at the restaurant "De Rode Leeuw" (The Red Lion), located on the outskirts of the small town of Amerongen.

Plein 1813 - Alexanderstraat

In the movie

Scene where Erik and Guus drive through the city, and German planes fly overhead.

In reality

The scene was filmed at Plein 1813, a square in the Willemspark district of The Hague. It forms an oval roundabout at the intersection of Alexanderstraat and Sophialaan. In the center of the square stands the National Monument, inaugurated in 1869.

Dordrecht Prison (closed)

In the movie

Scene where Erik Lanshof and Jan Weinberg see each other in prison.

In reality

The scene was filmed The prison no longer exists. It was demolished.

Speckhofje

In the movie

Scene where Erik Lanshof escapes from Gestapo agent Breitner, who thinks he is still in his room.

In reality

The scene was filmed on a small street in the historic center of Leiden.

Lekdijk

In the movie

Scene where Dutch soldiers, including Jan, are informed that German paratroopers have landed nearby.

In reality

The scene was filmed on a road running along the river north of the small town of Maurik, Netherlands.